The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-01
1887

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| CLEVELAND'S BOOM
FonANoTnER NOMINATIONS
And What VIII Combine to Defeat Him 1
Nominnted-Disgusted Ward Boss From
Butlalo-The Republican Prospects.
| Dlnino and Sherman's Chances.
Special Dlpaieh 10 he InstlliGenccr.
WAsnlNoroN, D. O., Feb. oS.-In Q
little more than q year from now, Il the
signs do not fail, President Cleveland will
be the nominee OF his party for second
torn. The babies are not exactly crying
for him ut present, nor are the newspa.
pers and the politicians demanding him
with one voice. Still, from Washington
standpoint It books worry much 40 II the
nominee is going to be Mr.. Cleveland.
Assuming that Blaine will be the Repub.
lican candidate, Mr.. Cleveland will, in all
probability retire from public life about
the l.h Of March, 1880.
Tho general impression prevailn here
that Cleveland, by tho time tho conven-:
tion meets, will have made himself ne.
cessity, sothatthe great throbbiug heart"
of the Democratic party will beat for him I;
not that 1t will love him better than Il
does at present, but that II willhgvs every
confidence in the world in his ability to
carry New York and the solid South. The
President Is working to that end. His
official acts Of the past few months have
had the effect to silence much Of the
growing on the part of the stalwarts,
while at the aamo time, tho mugwumpa
seem to have been held well in haad. a
pretty large slice has bsen taken out OF
the Hill boom, and Growers n!ock has ad-
vanced several points. S.alwarts who,
awhile ago, were cursing "wishy.washy"
administration are now lauding 1t for It's
courageous" vetoes, its guarding Of the
public treasury" ita "honesty aud diacre-
tion," and "ths conciliatory policy which
has gone 80 far toward uniting what, a
year ago. seemed hopelessly divided
party"
g.; CIVIL BRRvICE REFORM. " ..n
The "great cry Of dissatisfaction with
civil service REFORM" said q member Of
the Administration to me the other day,
"was raised by the newspaper organs and
friends OF other aspirants for the Presi-
dency. The people have seen tho hollow
ness fit. In another year the sentiment
throughout tho country will be prac!i.
catly for Cleveland. Only the spoiismen
will oppose him. Like Blaine in your
party, the people will demand him, and
the political bummerB must take back
seat. Cleveland will be the only man who
will be able to carry New York"
The threatening attitude of the Demo-
cratic politicians in New York who are
diseusted with civil service reform as ap.
piled by the Administration, has caused
the lstter to change front and assume a
policy which, il not consistent, is more
pleasing to the Empire heelsrs and hust.
le7s. In his dreams the President sees
aolid South dissolviug. Virginia and
West Virginia are both likely 10 bs lost,
while North Carolina isn't sale State to
bet on. Something must be done, and
that quickly. we are therefore promised
that the next year will witnesa some
marked changes in the policy Of tho Pres
ident with view to not only holding
these three Statea in line, but to paciiy
New York. It now looks se if Mr.. Cleve-
land is going to have c big fight for the
delegation at the next National Con-
yention, unless Lo succeeds in his pro-
grammoS to make himself q necessity.
What the exact nature Of this programme
is has not been made known. A more
aggressive civil service policy to please
the reca!c!trant New Gorkera and little
more conservatism and less free trade to
! hold certain Southern StsteD in line are
both predicted. Tho veto of tho Depend.
ant Pension bill WAS calculated to strength
en- him in the South, but it seems to have
had the opposite effect III New York and
throughout the North. ~. so ga
Many Of Mr.. Cleveland's friends here
are advocating tho policy Of placing a
Southern man on tho ticket with him.
"lt's the only way TO keep the South
aolid," says one. Henry. W. Grady. Of
Georgia, il the most prominently men
toned. Grady, the rabid pro.ectionist! !!
That wouldn't suit Mr.. Carlisle and his
followers one bit. It might teud TO pacify
West Virginia, Vuginia and Georgia Dam
ocrats. Some hold that West Virginia ia
the only State in tho Solid South that ia
going to CO." and assuming thst Mr..
Clevelanfs popularity among the people
will carry the States won before. they arc
talking about our own Senator Kenns Tor
tho Vice Presidency. He could, they eay,
save West Virginia and the mother State.
But Mr.. kenna isn't ambitious to try it. ,
A New York gentleman related to me
an incident which furnishes one clue to
the cause Of much OF the disqnieting in.
fluences now at work in tha. State. a.
| A DIsGu6TED POLITICIAN.
Not long since there came Buffalo